insistent

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈsɪstənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Demanding firmly that something happen or be accepted.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.

Examples

  • The children were insistent about our taking them to the movies.

  • The salesman was insistent to the end.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.

  2. Standing or resting on something.

  3. Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.

More examples

In context

  • Hadadas roost in numbers among the trees in the leafier parts of Nairobi and their eponymous call is one of the more insistent elements of the dawn chorus in that part of the world, though they may be heard at any time of the day.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.